Promoting financial inclusion through financial literacy

CYFI Regional Advisor for Eastern Europe & Central Asia participated as one of key international speakers at the international conference on promoting financial inclusion through financial literacy that took place in Minsk, Belarus on December 10, 2015.

The conference was organized by CYFI partner National Bank of the Republic of Belarus and Republican Microfinance Center, with the support of USAID. The conference featured presentation of the best practices in advancing financial inclusion and financial education from many countries in Central and Eastern Europe, discussions of recent studies and the role of data in policy-making, and the role of microfinance networks in fostering financial literacy and entrepreneurship.

CYFI presented its research on available youth banking savings products in the region, as well as on its flagship programs and initiated campaigns like Global Money Week and SchoolBank.